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| ⚫ | Consumers that sign up for Informed Delivery can digitally preview their mail and manage packages scheduled to arrive soon via email notification, online dashboard, or mobile app. Users also have the ability to interact with digital content provided by business mailers (e.g., special offers, related links) directly from Informed Delivery. |
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| ⚫ | Consumers that sign up for Informed Delivery can digitally preview their mail and manage packages scheduled to arrive soon via email notification, online dashboard, or mobile app. Users also have the ability to interact with digital content provided by business mailers (e.g., special offers, related links) directly from Informed Delivery. |
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| ⚫ | Exterior images are only provided for letter-size mailpieces that are processed through USPS automated equipment. Some mailpieces (e.g., catalogues, magazines, larger envelopes) are not imaged by USPS automated equipment and |
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| ⚫ | Exterior images are only provided for letter-size mailpieces that are processed through USPS automated equipment. Some mailpieces (e.g., catalogues, magazines, larger envelopes) are not imaged by USPS automated equipment and do not appear in Informed Delivery notifications. Users can also receive USPS Tracking updates for incoming packages, provide delivery instructions, manage notifications, and schedule redelivery directly from Informed Delivery. The feature also allows consumers to indicate if specific items in the Informed Delivery notifications are not received.<ref name="downs">{{cite web|url=https://usps.force.com/faq/s/article/Informed-Delivery-The-Basics|title=Informed Delivery - The Basics|date=4 December 2018|website=USPS.org|publisher=United States Postal Service|accessdate=2 January 2019}}</ref> |
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==Availability== |
==Availability== |
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Informed Delivery was first made available as a pilot project in a few ZIP |
Informed Delivery was first made available as a pilot project in a few ZIP Codes in 2014, and in 2017 was expanded to the majority of ZIP Codes across the United States.<ref name="strutner">{{cite web|url=https://www.usps.com/business/informed-delivery.htm|title=Informed Delivery for Business Mailers|last=USPS|accessdate=18 April 2018}}</ref> As of January 2019, there were 14.9 million users.<ref name="strutner"/> |
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==Reception== |
==Reception== |
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According to an April 2018 user survey (8,631 respondents in 5,784 ZIP Codes), 89% of respondents are satisfied or very satisfied with the feature. 93% would recommend Informed Delivery to friends, family, or colleagues. |
According to an April 2018 user survey (8,631 respondents in 5,784 ZIP Codes), 89% of respondents are satisfied or very satisfied with the feature. 93% would recommend Informed Delivery to friends, family, or colleagues.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.usps.com/business/informed-delivery.htm|title=Informed Delivery® for Business Mailers {{!}} USPS|website=www.usps.com|access-date=2019-02-13}}</ref> |
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==Security and |
==Security and privacy== |
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Some consumers have expressed concern that Informed Delivery could be misused by stalkers, abusive ex-partners, private investigators, and identity thieves. <ref>{{Cite web|last=Tobias|first=Marc Weber|title=Your Incoming Mail Information Can Be Easily Monitored By You, The Government, And Thieves|url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/marcwebertobias/2019/09/05/your-incoming-mail-information-can-be-easily-monitored-by-you-the-government-and-thieves/|access-date=2020-11-04|website=Forbes|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite journal |date=2021-04-19 |editor-last=Laura Gurzynski-Weiss |title=Decision letter for "Corpus‐assisted translation teaching: Issues and challenges. KanglongLiu. Singapore: Springer Nature Singapore Private Limited, 2020. 168 pp., EUR85.59 (e‐book)" |url=http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/ijal.12354/v1/decision1 |doi=10.1111/ijal.12354/v1/decision1}}</ref> |
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Some consumers have expressed concern that Informed Delivery could be misused by stalkers, abusive ex-partners, private investigators, and identity thieves. |
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The Postal Service takes measures to ensure the security and privacy of consumers’ mail. Because Informed Delivery offers increased visibility into both mail and packages being delivered to an individual’s address, USPS |
The Postal Service takes measures to ensure the security and privacy of consumers’ mail. Because Informed Delivery offers increased visibility into both mail and packages being delivered to an individual’s address, USPS verifies identities of individuals, including the use of a mail-based verification letter. |
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* Mail Scanning: The scanned mail images are of the external markings, showing only the exterior, address side of letter-sized mailpieces. Package notifications do not include images, only information on the delivery status of the package. |
* Mail Scanning: The scanned mail images are of the external markings, showing only the exterior, address side of letter-sized mailpieces. Package notifications do not include images, only information on the delivery status of the package. |
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* [[U.S. Postal Inspection Service]] |
* [[U.S. Postal Inspection Service]] (USPIS): Mail is protected by the USPIS, whose purpose is to safeguard the U.S. Postal Service system, including the employees who deliver and process the mail and millions of customers who use it. |
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* Privacy Act: The Postal Service adheres to the privacy requirements of the Privacy Act established by the federal government which controls when and how the USPS shares personal information and limits the conditions in which that information can be disclosed externally to outside parties.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://faq.usps.com/s/article/Informed-Delivery-Privacy-Security-Concerns|title=USPS.com FAQs|website=faq.usps.com|access-date=2019-02-13}}</ref> |
* [[Privacy Act of 1974|Privacy Act]]: The Postal Service adheres to the privacy requirements of the Privacy Act established by the federal government which controls when and how the USPS shares personal information and limits the conditions in which that information can be disclosed externally to outside parties.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://faq.usps.com/s/article/Informed-Delivery-Privacy-Security-Concerns|title=USPS.com FAQs|website=faq.usps.com|access-date=2019-02-13}}</ref> |
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| ⚫ | According to [[Brian Krebs|Krebs on Security]], Informed Delivery uses a form of authentication known as [[knowledge-based authentication]] (KBA) to verify that people signing up truly live at that address. KBA authenticates users by asking them a series of multiple choice questions that, presumably, only the user would know the answer to. However, Krebs has criticized KBA because in his view many of the questions can be answered easily by an attacker. Informed Delivery executive program director Bob Dixon had indicated that security would be improved by January 2018 by sending a letter confirmation when someone signs up.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://krebsonsecurity.com/2017/10/usps-informed-delivery-is-stalkers-dream/|title=USPS 'Informed Delivery' Is Stalker's Dream — Krebs on Security|language=en-US|access-date=2019-02-13}}</ref> Mail-based verification letters were implemented by USPS in January 2018, and are sent after sign-up to the account address to give the residents the opportunity to remove the Informed Delivery account if desired. |
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==See also== |
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| ⚫ | According to [[Brian Krebs|Krebs on Security]], Informed Delivery uses a form of authentication known as [[knowledge-based authentication]] (KBA) to verify that people signing up truly live at that address. KBA authenticates users by asking them a series of multiple choice questions that, presumably, only the user would know the answer to. However Krebs has criticized KBA because in his view many of the questions can be answered easily by an attacker |
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* [[Mail Isolation Control and Tracking]] |
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==References== |
==References== |
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Latest revision as of 15:05, 13 May 2024
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Informed Delivery is a feature offered by the United States Postal Service (USPS) whereby consumers can digitally preview incoming mail and manage packages scheduled to arrive soon.
Consumers that sign up for Informed Delivery can digitally preview their mail and manage packages scheduled to arrive soon via email notification, online dashboard, or mobile app. Users also have the ability to interact with digital content provided by business mailers (e.g., special offers, related links) directly from Informed Delivery.
Exterior images are only provided for letter-size mailpieces that are processed through USPS automated equipment. Some mailpieces (e.g., catalogues, magazines, larger envelopes) are not imaged by USPS automated equipment and do not appear in Informed Delivery notifications. Users can also receive USPS Tracking updates for incoming packages, provide delivery instructions, manage notifications, and schedule redelivery directly from Informed Delivery. The feature also allows consumers to indicate if specific items in the Informed Delivery notifications are not received.[1]
Availability
[edit]Informed Delivery was first made available as a pilot project in a few ZIP Codes in 2014, and in 2017 was expanded to the majority of ZIP Codes across the United States.[2] As of January 2019, there were 14.9 million users.[2]
Reception
[edit]According to an April 2018 user survey (8,631 respondents in 5,784 ZIP Codes), 89% of respondents are satisfied or very satisfied with the feature. 93% would recommend Informed Delivery to friends, family, or colleagues.[3]
Security and privacy
[edit]Some consumers have expressed concern that Informed Delivery could be misused by stalkers, abusive ex-partners, private investigators, and identity thieves. [4][5]
The Postal Service takes measures to ensure the security and privacy of consumers’ mail. Because Informed Delivery offers increased visibility into both mail and packages being delivered to an individual’s address, USPS verifies identities of individuals, including the use of a mail-based verification letter.
- Mail Scanning: The scanned mail images are of the external markings, showing only the exterior, address side of letter-sized mailpieces. Package notifications do not include images, only information on the delivery status of the package.
- U.S. Postal Inspection Service (USPIS): Mail is protected by the USPIS, whose purpose is to safeguard the U.S. Postal Service system, including the employees who deliver and process the mail and millions of customers who use it.
- Privacy Act: The Postal Service adheres to the privacy requirements of the Privacy Act established by the federal government which controls when and how the USPS shares personal information and limits the conditions in which that information can be disclosed externally to outside parties.[6]
According to Krebs on Security, Informed Delivery uses a form of authentication known as knowledge-based authentication (KBA) to verify that people signing up truly live at that address. KBA authenticates users by asking them a series of multiple choice questions that, presumably, only the user would know the answer to. However, Krebs has criticized KBA because in his view many of the questions can be answered easily by an attacker. Informed Delivery executive program director Bob Dixon had indicated that security would be improved by January 2018 by sending a letter confirmation when someone signs up.[7] Mail-based verification letters were implemented by USPS in January 2018, and are sent after sign-up to the account address to give the residents the opportunity to remove the Informed Delivery account if desired.
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Informed Delivery - The Basics". USPS.org. United States Postal Service. 4 December 2018. Retrieved 2 January 2019.
- ^ a b USPS. "Informed Delivery for Business Mailers". Retrieved 18 April 2018.
- ^ "Informed Delivery® for Business Mailers | USPS". www.usps.com. Retrieved 2019-02-13.
- ^ Tobias, Marc Weber. "Your Incoming Mail Information Can Be Easily Monitored By You, The Government, And Thieves". Forbes. Retrieved 2020-11-04.
- ^ Laura Gurzynski-Weiss, ed. (2021-04-19). "Decision letter for "Corpus‐assisted translation teaching: Issues and challenges. KanglongLiu. Singapore: Springer Nature Singapore Private Limited, 2020. 168 pp., EUR85.59 (e‐book)"". doi:10.1111/ijal.12354/v1/decision1.
{{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires|journal=(help) - ^ "USPS.com FAQs". faq.usps.com. Retrieved 2019-02-13.
- ^ "USPS 'Informed Delivery' Is Stalker's Dream — Krebs on Security". Retrieved 2019-02-13.
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